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Gerónimo Rulli makes 13 saves for Olympique Marseille vs. Real Madrid

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Gerónimo Rulli made 13 saves for Olympique Marseille in their 2-1 loss against Real Madrid.

Rulli had 13 saves at the Santiago Bernabeau for Olympique Marseille in the Champions League. Despite two penalty kick goals from Kylian Mbappe, the Argentine becomes only the fifth goalkeeper to make 13 or more saves in a single Champions League match since the 2003-2004 season.

He is also only the fifth goalkeeper to make 10 or more saves from inside the penalty area in a single Champions League match since the 2003-2024 campaign.

Leonardo Balerdi captained the team for Marseille with Facundo Medina also in the starting eleven. Franco Mastantuono started for Real Madrid, playing 63 minutes.

Lionel Messi goal and assist for Inter Miami in 3-1 win vs. Seattle Sounders

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Lionel Messi had a goal and an assist for Inter Miami in their 3-1 win against Seattle Sounders.

Messi assisted Jordi Alba for Inter Miami’s first goal and Jordi Alba assisted Lionel Messi for Inter Miami’s second goal. With the score at 0-0, Messi ran towards the Seattle Sounders back line and played a pass in to Jordi Alba who scored to give Inter Miami the 1-0 lead.

At 1-0, Jordi Alba played a low cross into the penalty area and Messi would get to the end of it and score to give Inter Miami the 2-0 lead. The Argentine now has 20 goals this season for Inter Miami.

Rodrigo De Paul would also get an assist. Inter Miami were awarded a corner kick and it was De Paul’s cross which found Ian Fray and he would score a header.

Mateo Silvetti, who joined Inter Miami in August from Newell’s Old Boys would be substituted into the match.

Enzo Barrenechea scores for Benfica in 3-2 loss vs. Qarabag FC

Enzo Barrenechea scored for Benfica in their 3-2 loss against Qarabac FC.

Barrenechea got his first goal in the Champions League for Benfica in a match which Benfica would go on to lose. With the score at 0-0, Benfica were awarded a corner kick.

A cross into the penalty area found Barrenechea and the Argentine would score to give Benfica the 1-0 lead. Benfica would take a 2-0 lead but would allow three goals and lose the match.

Nicolás Otamendi would start the match for Benfica while Gianluca Prestianni would be substituted into the game.

Walter Benítez saves two penalty kicks for Crystal Palace in win vs. Millwall

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Walter Benítez saved two penalty kicks for Crystal Palce in their penalty shootout win against Millwall in the Carabao Cup.

Benítez made two saves in the penalty shootout to send Crystal Palace to round four of the tournament. Crystal Palace took a 1-0 lead against Millwall but Millwall would draw level in injury time.

The match would go to penalty kicks and Benítez would prove to be the hero. He would save Tristan Crama’s penalty kick, diving to his right side to make the save.

With Crystal Palace leading 3-2 in the shootout, Aidomo Emakhu took a penalty for Millwall and the Argentine would dive to his left side to make the save. Crystal Palace would score their last penalty kick and win the match.

Kevin Mac Allister scored for Union Saint-Gilloise in 3-1 win vs. PSV

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Kevin Mac Allister scored for Union Saint-Gilloise in their 3-1 win against PSV.

Mac Allister started for Union Saint-Gilloise and got his first goal in the Champions League. With Union Saint-Gilloise leading 2-0, they were awarded a corner kick.

The ball fell to the Argentine who scored to give Union Saint-Gilloise’s the 3-0 lead. PSV would score one goal.

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